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Country of organisation SDG Connection Delivery Method Training Type Levels Duration Target audience Training provider
Japan High In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
Belgium (EU) High Online - Teams Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
South Africa High In Person Short Course Advanced < 1 month Professionals Academic institution
UK Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
USA Medium In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
South Korea High Online - Others Workshop Advanced < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
USA Medium Online - Others MOOC Intermediate < 3 months Professionals Private organisation
UK Medium In Person Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
Russia Medium In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
Canada Medium Online - Others Short Course Advanced < 3 months Professionals Academic institution
UK Medium Guidebook Guidebook Advanced NA Professionals Academic institution
USA Medium Online - Others Workshop Advanced < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
USA Medium In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
UK High In Person Degree Advanced < 1 year Students Academic institution
UK Medium Online - Zoom Short Course Advanced < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
China Medium In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
UK Medium In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
USA High Online - Others Short Course Intermediate < 3 months Professionals Academic institution
France High Online - Others Short Course Advanced < 6 months Other Non-governmental agency
USA Medium Online - Others Short Course Advanced < 1 month Students Academic institution
USA High Online - Others Short Course Intermediate Unspecified General Non-governmental agency
USA Medium Online - Others Degree Advanced < 3 months Students Academic institution
USA Medium In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
USA Medium In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
USA Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
Pakistan Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
USA Low Online - Zoom MOOC Intermediate < 1 week Students Academic institution
UK Low Online - Zoom Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
USA Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
USA High Online - Teams Workshop Advanced < 1 week General Non-governmental agency
USA Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
USA Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
Russia Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
India Low In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 month Professionals Academic institution
USA Low Online - Others Short Course Basic Unspecified Students Academic institution
UK Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
New Zealand Low In Person Degree Advanced < 1 year Students Academic institution
Ethiopia Medium Online - Others Short Course Intermediate < 3 months Professionals Non-governmental agency
USA Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
Pakistan Low In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
N/A Low Publication Guidebook Advanced Unspecified General Other
Malaysia Medium In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
South Africa Medium In Person Short Course Advanced Unspecified Professionals Academic institution
Switzerland High Online - Others Short Course Advanced < 3 months Professionals Non-governmental agency
Japan Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
UK Low Online - Zoom Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
Netherlands Low In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 month Professionals Academic institution
Australia Low Online - Zoom Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
Japan Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Professionals Academic institution
Ethiopia Low Online - Others Short Course Intermediate < 1 month Professionals Non-governmental agency
USA Low Online - Others Short Course Basic < 1 week General Academic institution
Switzerland Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week General Non-governmental agency
USA Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
USA Low Online - Zoom Short Course Intermediate < 3 months Students Academic institution
Russia Low In Person Degree Intermediate < 6 months Students Academic institution
India Low In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 month General Government agency
China Low In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Academic institution
India Low In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
India Low Online - Zoom Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
Bosnia and Herzegovina Low In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Tanzania Low Online - Others Guidebook Basic Unspecified General Non-governmental agency
India Low In Person Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Government agency
India Low Online - Others Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Multiple Medium Online - Zoom Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Korea Medium In Person Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
UK Low Online - Zoom Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
South Africa High In Person Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Russia Low Online - Others Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
Russia Low Online - Others Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
Thailand Low In Person Workshop Intermediate < 1 month Professionals Academic institution
Ghana High In Person Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Pakistan Low In Person Short Course Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Kenya Low In Person Workshop Advanced < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
UK Medium Online - Zoom Workshop Advanced < 1 week Other Academic institution
Ethiopia Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Colombia Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Academic institution
Jordan Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
China Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Brazil Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Belgium (EU) Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Thailand Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Sri Lanka Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Chile Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
USA Low In Person Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Seychelles Low Online - Others Workshop Basic < 1 week Professionals Government agency
Denmark High In Person Workshop Advanced < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Lebanon High Online - Teams Workshop Advanced < 1 month Professionals Non-governmental agency
USA High Online - Teams Workshop Advanced < 1 week General Non-governmental agency
Korea High In Person Workshop Advanced < 1 week General Non-governmental agency
France High Online - Teams Short Course Advanced < 6 months General Non-governmental agency
France High Online - Teams Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Thailand Medium Online - Zoom Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
UK High Online - Zoom Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
UK High In Person Workshop Intermediate < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
India High In Person Workshop Advanced < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Republic of Congo High In Person Workshop Advanced < 1 week Professionals Non-governmental agency
Japan High In Person Degree Advanced 1 year + Students Non-governmental agency

SDG by different variables

Training Provider

Training provider SDG Connection Number of STI Initiatives
Academic institution High 4
Academic institution Medium 17
Academic institution Low 31
Government agency High 2
Government agency Low 9
Non-governmental agency High 17
Non-governmental agency Medium 4
Non-governmental agency Low 11
Other Low 1
Private organisation Medium 1

Country by Organizations

High



Country of organisation Number of STI Initiatives
USA 4
France 3
UK 3
Japan 2
South Africa 2
Belgium (EU) 1
Denmark 1
Ghana 1
India 1
Korea 1
Lebanon 1
Republic of Congo 1
South Korea 1
Switzerland 1

Medium



Country of organisation Number of STI Initiatives
USA 8
UK 5
Canada 1
China 1
Ethiopia 1
Korea 1
Malaysia 1
Multiple 1
Russia 1
South Africa 1
Thailand 1

Low



Country of organisation Number of STI Initiatives
USA 11
India 6
UK 5
Russia 4
Pakistan 3
China 2
Ethiopia 2
Japan 2
Thailand 2
Australia 1
Belgium (EU) 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Brazil 1
Chile 1
Colombia 1
Jordan 1
Kenya 1
N/A 1
Netherlands 1
New Zealand 1
Seychelles 1
Sri Lanka 1
Switzerland 1
Tanzania 1

Training Type

Training Type SDG Connection Number of STI Initiatives
Degree High 3
Degree Medium 7
Degree Low 16
Guidebook Medium 1
Guidebook Low 2
MOOC Medium 1
MOOC Low 1
Short Course High 6
Short Course Medium 7
Short Course Low 14
Workshop High 14
Workshop Medium 6
Workshop Low 19

Topics

High


Topic Count
Policymaking 10
Monitoring and Evaluation 10
SDGs 8
Emerging Technology 7
Sustainable Development 5
Political Environment 5
Analytic Methods 5
Case Studies 4
Policy Implementation 4
Roadmap 3
Frameworks 3
Policy Instruments 3
Society and Culture 3
Economics 2
Science Diplomacy 2
Gender 2
Environment 2
Research and Development 2
Healthcare 2
Innovation Systems 1
Energy 1
Foresight 1
Entrepreneurship 1
Education 1

Medium


Topic Count
Monitoring and Evaluation 8
Economics 7
Emerging Technology 7
Policymaking 6
Political Environment 5
Entrepreneurship 5
Society and Culture 4
Funding 4
Energy 4
Environment 4
COVID-19 4
Digitalisation 3
Research and Development 3
Policy Instruments 3
Frameworks 3
Space 2
Innovation Systems 2
Sustainable Development 2
Education 2
Healthcare 2
Case Studies 1
Analytic Methods 1
Intellectual Property 1
Science Diplomacy 1
Policy Implementation 1
SDGs 1

Low


Topic Count
Policymaking 28
Monitoring and Evaluation 20
Emerging Technology 18
Entrepreneurship 15
Analytic Methods 12
Science Diplomacy 10
Environment 10
Economics 10
Research and Development 9
Intellectual Property 8
Science Advocacy 7
Society and Culture 7
Frameworks 6
Education 5
Roadmap 4
Political Environment 4
Sustainable Development 4
Gender 4
Funding 4
Policy Instruments 4
Case Studies 4
Policy Implementation 4
Energy 3
SDGs 3
Innovation Systems 3
Healthcare 2
Digitalisation 2
Space 1
Policy Analysis 1
Risk 1
COVID-19 1
Foresight 1

Delivery Method

Delivery Method SDG Connection Number of STI Initiatives
Guidebook Medium 1
In Person High 11
In Person Medium 11
In Person Low 36
Online - Others High 5
Online - Others Medium 6
Online - Others Low 8
Online - Teams High 6
Online - Zoom High 1
Online - Zoom Medium 4
Online - Zoom Low 7
Publication Low 1

Levels

Levels SDG Connection Number of STI Initiatives
Advanced High 15
Advanced Medium 14
Advanced Low 17
Basic Low 17
Intermediate High 8
Intermediate Medium 8
Intermediate Low 18

Target Audience

Target audience SDG Connection Number of STI Initiatives
General High 5
General Low 5
Other High 1
Other Medium 1
Professionals High 14
Professionals Medium 13
Professionals Low 29
Students High 3
Students Medium 8
Students Low 18

Summary Statistics

Total Topic

Country of Organizations

The number of global capacity building initiatives according to the country of the training provider.
Country of organisation Number of STI Initiatives
USA 23
UK 13
India 7
Russia 5
Japan 4
China 3
Ethiopia 3
France 3
Pakistan 3
South Africa 3
Thailand 3
Belgium (EU) 2
Korea 2
Switzerland 2
Australia 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Brazil 1
Canada 1
Chile 1
Colombia 1
Denmark 1
Ghana 1
Jordan 1
Kenya 1
Lebanon 1
Malaysia 1
Multiple 1
N/A 1
Netherlands 1
New Zealand 1
Republic of Congo 1
Seychelles 1
South Korea 1
Sri Lanka 1
Tanzania 1

Training Provider

The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the type of training institution.

Training provider Number of STI Initiatives
Academic institution 52
Non-governmental agency 32
Government agency 11
Other 1
Private organisation 1

Training Type

The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the type of training.

Training Type Number of STI Initiatives
Workshop 39
Short Course 27
Degree 26
Guidebook 3
MOOC 2

Level

The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the level of STI expertise required. The ‘advanced’ level indicates that the course covers STI policy best practice, emerging issues, case studies, indicators of success and how to track impact, whilst targeting individuals with a high level of knowledge and expertise. The ‘intermediate’ level covers the basics of STI policy and some prior knowledge of policymaking is desirable for participation. The ‘basic’ level covers the very basics of policymaking and barriers to entry are very low as no prior knowledge and experience are required.

Levels Number of STI Initiatives
Advanced 46
Intermediate 34
Basic 17

Duration

The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to their length of duration.

Duration Number of STI Initiatives
< 1 week 49
1 year + 22
< 1 month 8
< 3 months 7
Unspecified 5
< 6 months 3
< 1 year 2
NA 1

Locality

The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to their locality.

Region or Country Specific Number of STI Initiatives
Unspecified 51
Regional 31
Country-specific 15

Target Audience Location

The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the location of the target audience.

Target Audience Location Number of STI Initiatives
Any 35
Multiple 15
Unspecified 10
Africa 9
USA 7
India 5
Asia Pacific 2
Europe 2
South East Asia 2
Canada 1
China 1
East Asia 1
Ghana 1
Iran 1
Jordan 1
Latin America 1
Seychelles 1
South Asia 1
Thailand 1

Target Audience

The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the type of target audience.

Target audience Number of STI Initiatives
Professionals 56
Students 29
General 10
Other 2

Delivery Method

The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the type of delivery method.

Delivery Method Number of STI Initiatives
In Person 58
Online - Others 19
Online - Zoom 12
Online - Teams 6
Publication 1
NA 1